Our Tenement
Poland2022documentary69'Konkurs polski (2022)
The house from Piotr Szczepański’s documentary is a unique place. Carefully selected tenants, including the elderly and the young, with and without children, were supposed to form a truly multi-generational community in a stylish townhouse renovated by the city. Despite favourable conditions the experiment is hindered by unexpected obstacles. None of the tenants is willing to cooperate, while mutual accusations, denunciations and insults arise instead. The micro-community, divided just like Poland before the elections, plunges into a conflict. Is the idea of a community just a utopian fantasy?
- directed by
- Piotr Szczepański
Cinematographer, photography director, director and scriptwriter. Born in 1975 in Łódź, he is a graduate of the Cinematography Department of the Film School in Łódź. He is a member of the Polish Film Academy, the Directors Guild of Poland and the Documentary Directors Guild of Poland. He applies a Direct Cinema approach to his long observation documentaries. His documentary debut "Cool Kids of Death Generation" brought him the Golden Hobby-Horse at the Krakow Festival in 2004. He worked with Krzysztof Zanussi, Slawomir Fabicki and Krzysztof Wodiczko, among others, in his work for the Venice Biennale.
- cinematography
- Piotr Szczepański
- script
- Piotr Szczepański
- editing
- Piotr Szczepański
- production
- Anna Pachnicka (Anagram Film)
- Photo
- Trailer